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Newspaper Page TextNational Republi can Al'Hl'Ml'A. f*A. FRIDAY MORNING May I, IX*S For PRESIDENT Ok tiik United Status; HASSES S. (.HA VI. the result of the election. The returns received show ronolusivel.v the Ratification of the Constitution aml the election of Col. Bullock An ex ami nation will show that the result has not been attained wholly hy colored votes, anil the Democrats have tarried some counties where the colored vote was strongest. The white men of Northern Georgia, wearieil with the strite which the dema gogues of Middle Georgia commenced.and are strii intr to Keep up. desirous of return in.r to the Union which they never wil. linglv ahandoned, have taken the only path open to peace and reconstruction. It i> to them the country is. in a grant meas ure. indebted for the gratifying result. SPEECH-MAKING. The impeachment trial is to l>c delayed by the desire of several windy orators to make speeches, and a record for them selves. If the Senate were an ordinary jury, perhaps there would be some use in speechifying: but it is not likely that, in such a lwuly, a single vote "ill be changed, or the decision modified by all the oratory that can be employed. The minds of the Senators have been made up. the judgment is as good as rendered, and it is asking too much, that time should be wasted in use less orations, when the country is in sus pense and many interests suffering from the delav. This itch for speech-making is the great !>ane and nuisance of all American delibe rative assemblies. We are a nation of speech-makers, but are very far from being remarkable for true oratory. With the exceptions of a speech or two of Clay, Webster and one or two others of our pub lic men. there have been very few delivered which have not been forgotten within a twelvemonth. If this eternal "gab" only resulted in a waste of time, it could be re garded. by everybody but the suffering hearer, with some measure of toleration : but, with legislative assemblies, the old proverb, "time is money," is especially applicable, and we venture to say that four-fifths of the cost of our legislation is caused by the. floods of talk which are poureil out upon every important or insig nificant occasion. No occasion has ever presented itself calling for more prompt and decisive ac tion, than that of the impeachment trial, and we had hoped, for the sake of the country, that a decision would have been arrived at as speedily as would be consist ent with justice and the welfare of the nation ; but it appears that another week, perhaps more, is to be given to a speech making, which is worse than useless. The people may begin to understand, after a nun, time the servants who can 01..-1 WH . them are not those who talk the most about working, but those who work. THE DEMOCRATS AND THE j NEGROES. The New Yolk Times, which c an hardly he called a Radical i>n]>er. in coniinentiii" on the eour-e of tin - Georgia Democrats in seeking the vote of the colored citizens, contends, very conclusively, that they an precluded henceforth fn*h denying to tin negroes the franchise, and that, hy seeking tlicir help, they arc precluded from deny ing their right to vote. The Times says : Supposing tbn«tntenieiits In he true w hich point to occasional political alliances be tween Conservatives and freedn en, with what reason or propriety can the Conserva tives in question persist in their opposition to negro suffrage? If they are not above seeking the help of negro votes, they can not, with ajiv decency, deny the right ot negroes to the franchise, or their fitness to he trusted with it. Qualifications may he insisted on ; hut the safety of negro suffrage, under cer tain restrictions, they can not well dispute. The elections have made it clear that there is no necessary antagonism between the races, even at the ballot box. Wher - anta gonism does < xi.-t, we suspect that it derives much of its force from the failure of the whites to profit, as in Georgia, by tlie oppor tunities which intelligence and the ow nership of property confer. At any rate, the dogma that this is (idly, “a while man’s Govern ment” is now seen to he wholly untenable. The Georgia Democrats helped to extinguish it when they sought and act opted Mack votes against the Constitution. THE CONTEST IN GEORGIA. The New York Tribune discussing the recent election here, says: In Georgia, the contort has been very tiittcr, and tlie first returns presaged a great Democratic victory. Their candidate for Governor, Gen. Gordon, hud fought through the war gallantly and aldy on the rebel-side, and naturally swept clean tlie vote of his brother soldiers, even when they were pretty thoroughly reconstructed. He doubtless strengthened, as well ns led, the “Conserva tive" ticket. Hh<] he been elected, as the first returns so strongly indicated, we believe he. would have proved a better Unionist than any of tlie “bomb-proofs” who kept care fully out of the ranks iu the late struggle, but are now ho vociferous tor a chance to fight in the next one. I In* early reports told of hundreds of negroes inarching in procession to the polls and there voting'' the Democratic ticket, and blazoned “Conserva tive” majorities almost everywhere, Those who credit such reports as are generally telegraphed from tlie .South must have sup posed the State going overwhelmingly ngainsi us. Now, however, the ratification of i|„. Constitution is conceded ; but tin: hop** <,I electing Gordon over lit i.lock is still desperately flung to, though, as our ills patches show, without substantial ground. We an* confident that the Republican State ticket is carried entire, whatever may be tbo complexion of the Legislature. The first voyage across the ocean by n vessel wbk made by the steamer Savannah, in 1818. She sailed from New Yoik to Liverpool, and thence to St. Petersburg, the entire voyage "occupying twenty six day.*, and returned in safety. This voyage created a great *eusuti«l»niMl was not imitated lor many years afterward th# find re gular trips across the ocean being miole by the -teunici Sirius and Great Western, in 1837 *nd 1838. [Cuniwui»h»ta4. STARVATION AS A MEANS OF MAKING DEMOCRATS. Editor National Republican: In the Chronicle «f Sentinel, of Wednes day morning, starvation as a means of Converting Republicans into Democrats is laildly advocated. It esn not he doubted that this new style of argument has been proinulged alier a pretty full and free con sultation among the leading spirits of the Democracy. Its towellings are, therefore, not merely those of the author of the arti cle in question, hut of the Democratic party of Georgia. For the frankness with which it avows those principles it is to be Commended : hut, every man, with a spark of humanity in his bosom should despise and loathe it, because it avows them. If starvation, as a means of securing votcs t is not to he a cardinal plank in the platform of that party, let the Democratic orators and editors throughout the State so declare. I here predict that there is not a Demo cratic editor or speaker in the State who will publicly disavow the Chronicle <l - Sen t inti's creed. llut just ht-iv, Mr. Editor, il is well to impure the actual extent and effort of the colored citizens recent action at the polls, for which the Democracy threaten to ‘‘send them forth into the sim-ls without shelter, without employment, and without food.” They have expressed a desire to possess the right to vote at all future elections in (o-or 21a, mid have voted lor such candidates as were willing that they .should enjoy this privilege. They did not vote (o disfran chise any person. lhc very Constitution for which they voted is the most liberal in this particular—indeed, in all particulars— ot any in the South. Vet, in their uurea soiling blindness. Democrats exported ne groes to vote that they did not desire the ballot, and now threaten to ‘‘send them supperless to l ed” lor voting that they did desire it. If 1 knew of a Democrat that propos’d any reason or tolerance, I would hunt him up, just to ask him whether he respects the hlaik man who deliberately went to the polls his! week, and, by his vote, refused to accept the right to vote in any future' election; for, although die Demo cratic negro and his while associates now pos sess the franchise, they are indebted to white and black Republicans lor it, and not to white or black Democrats. The Hcpublieau is essentially the labor ing man's party, North and South. it believes in the honor and dignity of labor. The true Republican, instead of wishing to deprive a laboring Democrat of tlie means of obtaining an honest livelihood, is proud that such Deinociat has the manliness to harden his hands v. r.h toil. He eujovs the sight of a laboring Democrat. Owing to its novelty, perhaps, the sight of such aa one is more entertaining than is that of Republi cans at labor. 1 hare said that Republicans tire the advo cates of labor and of its independence- They do not believe in starvation as a means ot reaching the minds and consciences of either white or black men. They do not believe in “sen ting lortli into the .streets, without shelter, without employment and without food,” any chis. of laborer -. They do not desire to im reuse me ~r idlers in the State, m in the South. They regret that there aiv not more men, both white and black willing to work. They especially regret that these noisy Democrats, with their-lazy, profligate sons will not themselves go to work. One word as io Ihe affect of the -larva tiim programme ot tin- 1)< inoi raev, it attempted to lie carried out. Is any one silly enough to believe that a single black man, woman or child would starve? No, indeed! No, indeed, they will not starve. Why, 1 know a great many white Democrats with lamile . and without an income or property, win) never v.-orkf anil yet they don't look like starving, neither will the negroes. Hence, it is clear that the poiicv of the Democracy should he frowne I down by everv property bolder ami honest .member of society, and tie: Republican sustained. To colored Republicans, 1 would say, be not alarmed at Democratic threats. Vou will be effectually protected. Riti'i ni.ir.iN. Augusta, Ga., April .'iO, IS6B. Pmnck A i.t m il Assassinated. -London, April 25. Further particulars of the at tempted ass issination of Prince Alfred have been received. The culprit was an Irishman, named Farrell, who is known to be cornu otod with the Fenian organization. Farrell shot the Prince in the hack on the 1 2th of March, at Sydney. Australia. The hall was not extracted from the wound until two days afterward. The wound is dangerous and painful, but the Prince is doing weil—beyond even the hopes of his physician. His recovery will tie necessarily slow. According to the ad vice of his medical attendants, the Prince sailed for F.ngland London, April 25. — Ercniny. —The at tempted assassination of Prince Alfred has produced the most profound excitement from otic end of the nation to the other. The Press teems with denunciation of the assassin, and among the people, with whom the Prince was a great favorite, the crime forms the great topic of conversation. London, April 26.- A dispatch from .Syd ney, New South M ales, dated March ill, states that Prince Alfred was recovering from the effects of hi wound. Ihe hmiest picture we have seen for a long time, out of a professedly comic news paper, is that in the last number of the Scientific Ann rim n, representing the opera tion ot n eoiv milking machine. The cows .land in a row ; attached to each teat is a lube with a close fitting mouth, and all these tubes communicate with pumps, which are driven hy steam or horse power. The cows being thus properly tapped, the pumps are set to work, and the milk drawn from their udders i.eafly, expeditiously, mid with com fort to the animalo 1 mlecd, the editor says, “the cows soon learn to come to the machine it led or salted a few times while being milked. What m xt?— Sun. In holing an nrtcsinii well in Ghicago, at, * I"* ‘b'plh ot about 12011 feel, a vein of water about eight feel deep was lomid with a stime- current passing from tlm northwest. I In t In l was ascertained |,y lowering into the bore, hy means of a line wire, a long lead plummet. The weight, would descend steadily until it reached the stream of water when it would instantaneously ho hii itched’ or jerked out from the perpendicular linn from the direction indicated. The current of water ii sufficiently strong and rapid to snatch the heavy lend and hear it away, as n Ii Ii would sun leh an iieo t ami carry it betioitlh tbo surface of the river. The daily discharge is 6(IO,IMMI gallons. The Election in Georgia. Vote for the Comtitntion and Uovcrnor ( Ot.NTIKS ' W TloV'"' GOVERNOR DUfftUiS. ~,K lit i 10-* MUM IhUTRMTI I I I| Chdtbain. 4A&I 27311 27*0 Bryan.. 70 :»m7 h 300 1«1 KmngUatn 1 TYt *240 #8 218 n»KT*n r *2 — Liberty j 714 143 711 145 Tatnail Mclntonh ... ... 625 150 jj 6*25 150 Di«tiu< r 3 Wayne .... fierce *2lO 69 !| 199 95 Appling 6*2 233 ! 59 233 Pimtitr 4 Glynn 511 75 510 77 Cannlen 51* *26 511 33 Charlton 10l 25 96 :»0 l>tstrut 5 Cadet | 113 ill 1»7 ‘ 1*22 Wore 109 I«m> IDS 109 Clinch 252 142 220 176 Diktkk r fi Kcbola 103 hi 50 155 I*owudcs 614 231; 611 355 Ilerrien 49 296 40 *279 District 7 Brooks 656 376’; 640 420 Tliomaa* j .... .... Colquitt 511 53K |j 514 535 District 8 — l»e€Atur || Mitchell || . .... Miller |; District 9 Calhoun . 422 343 431 371 Early 356 SN 355 597 Bakar 344 •;-•*» 257 843 District 10 Lee 6*20 538 i si3 1 573 Worth 9s 225 j 64 248 Dougherty 1695 1043 i 166S 1151 District 11 Clay 319 438 319 j 438 Randolph.. 705 10871 687 1113 Terrell 311 861 j 33*2 852 I>l STRICT 12— Stewart 762 922, 752 941 Webster *2l*2 4.30, 20*2 444 (Quitman . ... 17 356 J 6 356 District 13— ' 1 Sumter 131*2 12651 1249 1355 Schley 36C * 389 374 Macon 1053 580 j. 1067 IW2 District 14 — 1 Dooly 514 690 j 740 467 Wilcox 119 169 , 3 *2Bl Pulaski 8*29 679 ty 809 70*2 District 15— Montgomery 88 232 ! 34 239 Telfiair(no election held) ... Irwin (no election held) .... ... .... .... District 16— Laurens 51*2 377 ‘ 510 386 Johnson ! j 103 253 Emanuel 209 222 Ij 106 295 District 17— Bullock if .... ... Seri ven 740 224 1 073 225 Burke 2121 492 1 2133 503 District 18— Richmond 3153 1722 ' ;>077 1746 Glasscock • 209 219 176 241 Jefferson 105S 416 1052 428 District 19 — Taliaferro 028 337 627 346 Warren 1144 494 1133 544 Greene 1663 729 1632 808 District 20— Baldwin 990 713 996 723 Hancock 1363 509 1391 525 Washington.. 1100 1232' 1075 1228 Distort 21— j| Twiggs 1170 1931 1128 261 Wilkinson 987 560,: 931 645 Jones 705 500 71 s 559 Disi itnt 22 Bibb 2209 1864}, 2192 1911 Monroe .. 1350 1286 i 1346 1314 Pike 589 850 |i 589 856 District 23- Ilouston 1572 1794; 1526 VS66 Crawford 511 538 . 535 I 574 Taylor 540 573 jj 536 575 District 21— Marion 389 740 j, 353 j 7SI Chattahoochee 304 512 jj ’277 551 Muscogee 1698 1108 i, 1649 ! 1169 District 25 ! j \\ Hands 10.*2 935,' 1035 975 Upson 738 765, 72S 785 Talbot 1045 754 1057 708 District 26 — Fayette *44 395 1 too 483 Spalding 6y> 709 670 801 Butts *lO 482 , 352 *!»:» District 27 — Newton 1017 9,'»S loo] 988 Walton 653 «»77 632 725 Clark 1075 807 1068 836 District 28- Jasper ... 799 647 7*9 665 Futnnm 1097 434 los2 467 Morgan.....- 1219 396 1202 455 Distrd r 29- Wilkea 982 669 979 672 Lincoln ...... 410 368 406 350 Colombia I*2-32 430 1222 457 Distrd r 30— Ogletbrope HBO 510 1144 557 Mmiison 220 3*K» 216 386 Elbert . 224 754 2*21 760 District 31— Franklin. .. ;Vio;| ;W» 477 Habersbain ........ 390 153, 297 **ss Distrut 32- White . 237 250 ; 219 273 Lumpkin ...... 278 .378 270 Dawson : *O7 150 2V» i;;6 District 33- Hall ; 430 , Banks 367 225 ;;u 266 Jackson 739 492 , 670 585 DisTfeuT 34 Gwinnett .. 547 841 505 SS6 Dekalb . . ..... ...... 301 875 2.8 1 Imp* Henry 655 718 fill 780 District 35 Clayton . 446 233 326 349 Fulton 2229 2019 1 «} 4 4 2357 Cobb 674 1193 536 1341 District 36 Coweta .. 1139 996! I 1126 ! 1021 Campbell 571 414 539 477 Merriwether 1172 , 668 * n*>o 778 District 37 Troup 1735 1143 jj 16so 1215 Heard.. 441 403 • 435 111 Carroll 570 618 ' 562 624 District 38 — Haralson 2*3 152 249 204 Polk 351 589 337 601 Paulding 506 267 429 412 District 39 Cherokee 115 627 369 693 Milton 107 480 97 509 Forsyth 376 534 I 336 j 580 District 40- Union j • | Towns , .... .... Rabun . . j Distrd t 41 Fannin t j .... 1 .... Gilmer .... .... Pickens District 42 Bartow 855 1185 754 1484 Floyd .* 840 1174 804 j 1223 Chattooga 225 459 207 495 Ui.-tim. r 4tJ- Murray 468 381 350 509 Whitfield 959 528 657 775 Gordon 422 705 I j 32.8 787 District 44 Walker .. 600 559 j I 509 659 Dade 94 247 I 65 284 Catoosa 1 356 1 304 1! 2:to i 426 Baldwin County.—Congress: Samuel .McCombs, <1 742 : O’Neil, r 042. Banks County.—Congress: Wimpy, r : Christy, and 254. Senator: Stringer,; - 250; Lytle, and 221; Kelly, 11; Baldwin County—Congress: S. F. Gove, /■ 984 ; O. A. Lochranc,;/ 704. Senator: Wallace, r 982; Houghton, <1 ii'J'.i. Ituprescntiitives: O'Neal, r 941 ; S. Me— Cumh, and 7 .'l7. Conn County—Congress: Cole, 1123; Young, 185. Senator: Winn, 111)3; Dunning, 527. Cakroi.i. County.—Congress . Alexan der, and fill) ; Kdwards, r 571. Senator: Tuggle, <Z 007 ; Morril, r 587. Representatives: Long,<7osl; Thompson, ;■ 5(>4. Coi.UMitiA County—Congress: C. 11. Prince, r 1222: Jacob 11. Davis, <1 102. Senator: Josiah Sherman,; - 1222 ; P. F. Burgess, 452. Representatives : J. M. Rice,; - 1223 ; Rom ulus Moore, r 1220; ,T. H. Scott, and 451; J. G. Coldwell, and 449. Cuarke County—Congress : Wimpey, »■ ltl()7 ; Christy, and 832. Senator: Harris, r 1009; Steadman, il 830. Representatives: Davis, r 1008; Richard son, r 1008 ; Sansoni, and 827 ; Wilson, <7828. Dadk County.—Congress: Young, <7 255 ; Atkins, r 84 ; Colo 3. Senator: 15. It. McCutchson, <7 247 ; Henry, r 94. Representatives : .1. C. Nishet, <1 200 ; (i, Stevens, ; - 05 ; J. Cross 87. Dawson County.—Congress: Wimpy, ;■ 289 ; Christy, and 150. Senator: Richardson, <7 285; Landrum, r I in. Douiiiiunir County,—Congress : Nelson Tift, and 1,151 ; It. 11. Whiteley, ;■ 1,000. Senator: F. 0. Welch, 1,015; L 5. Lockett, 1,1T»0. Representatives : F. A. Hillingslea, 1,124 ; Henry Mmgim, 1,125; Phillip Joiner, 1,030 ; A . It. Itohl, 1,592. KrriNOHAM County.—Congress: Pitch, <7 250 ; Clift, ;• 227. Senator: Lester, <7 251 ; Bradley, r 227. Fhankmn County.— Congress: Cliristy, <7 470; Wimpy, r 356. Senator: Skelton, <7 4t>3 ; Bowers, r 341. Representative*: Harrison, d 500 : Wheel er, r 234 ; Osborn 88. Forsyth County —Congress, Christy, <7 550 ; Wimpy, r 353. Senator: Holcombe, <7 558; IlansarJ, 315. Representative*.; Kellogg, 581; Johnson, <7 290. Gi.assuouk County. —Congress: C. 11. Prince, ;• .170 ; R. Crumly, <7 39. Senator :B. Conly, r 171; A. C. Walker, and 197. Representative!: J. M. Nunn, <7 majority 00. Gkkunk County—Congress: Prince, r 103.1 ; Crumley, <7 400? Senator: Atkins,; - 1011; Johnson, <7 800. Representatives: McWhorter. ;• 1081; A. Colby, ;• 1021 ; Seals, <7 753 ; Parks, <7 708. Gordon County. — Congress: Young, <7 ?G8 ; Atkins,34s ; Cole, 18. Senator: Fain, <7 807 ; Baty, r 325. Representatives: Donaldson, </ 777 ; Nes bit, r 333. Gwinnett County. —Congress: Christy, <7 880; Wimpy, •;• 505. Senator : Candler, <7 882 ; Bracevvcll, r 400. Representatives: Nash, <7 842; Parks, 700 ; Matthews, 491 ; Nunnally, 404 ; Martin 174. Ham, County.—Congress: Christy, <7 534; Wimpy, ;■ 423. Senator : Lytle, <7 530 ; Strimrer, r 401. Kelley 11. Representatives: Whelcliel, <7 549; John son, ;■ 402; Cochran, <7 092; Winborn, r 181. Hancock County —Congress : C. 11. Prince, r 1381 ; R. Crumley, and 237 ; D. E. Butler, <7 210. Senator: George Wallace, ;• 1381; Houghton, <7 504. Haralson County. —Congress : Atkins, r 209 ; Young, <7 170 ; Colo, 10. Senator : Brock, r 280 ; Head, and 188. Houston County —Congress : Alexander, and 1857 ; Edwards, r 1520. Clerk Superior Court: Kilem, <7 1867 ; Alden, r 1.517. Senator: Anderson, and 1815; Matthews, r 1538. Representatives: Duncan, <7 1845; Mat thews, and 1858; Felder, <7 1857 ; Griffin, ;• 1512; Anderson, ;• 1517 ; Cobb, ; - 1512. Jasper County— Congress: Lochrane, and 005 ; Gove, r 780. Senator: Maddux, <7 005 ; Jordan, r 785. Representatives: Glover, <7 G7B ; Allen, ;• 708. Jackson County.— Congress: Wimpy, r 285 ; Christy, <7 509. Senator: Stringer, ;• 573 ; Kelly, <7 550 ; Lytle, 20 ; Chapman, 10. Representatives : Bennett, r 780 ; Long, <7 410 ; Caigle, 4G ; Daniel, 9. Laurens County. —Congress: Clift, r 510 ; Fitch, <7 388 Lumpkin County.— Congress: Christy, <7 380 ; Wimpy, r 208. Senator: Landrum, <7 382; Richardson, ;■ 268, Representatives: Price, <7 392; Spencer ;• 249. Milton County.— Congress : Cliristy, <7 4 49; Wimpy, r 98. Senator: Holcombe, r 193; Ilansard,<7 100. Representatives : Hook, <7 .".86 ; Emerson, ;■ s2 ; Turnkey, <7 135. Monroe County —Congress: Gove, ;■ 1340 ; Lochrane, <7 1310. Senator: Speer, r 1343 ; Stafford, <7 1307. Representatives: Ballard, r 1317 ; Clower, ;• 132‘J ; Z litter, <7 1310; Shannon, <7 1303. Morcan County —Congress: C II Prince, ;• 1198 ; R. Crumley, r 137 ; J. R. Davis, <7 Gtt. Senator: W. F. Jordan, r 1211 ; W. D. Maddux, <7 409. Representatives: A. J. Williams,; - 1219; M. Floyd, , - 1207 ; W. 1.. Hitchcock, <7 420 ; T. H. S. Bobston, <7 1 10. Merriwether County — Congress: W. P. Edwards’ majority, 370. Senator: W, C. Smith’s majority, 397. Representatives : I’. 11. Chambers, < 1104; W. 11. F. Hall, ;■ 1 139 ; P, ary, ./ 093 ; Tav lor, <7 720. Reptiblh an county officers elected by huge majorities. Madison County, —Congress : Christy, <7 342 : Wimpey, ;■ 220. Senator: Maddux, <7 367 ; McWhorter, r Representatives : Moon, <7 351 : Bird, r 263. Putnam County.—Congress: Gove, ;■ 785; Lochrane, <7 600. Senator: Jordan, <■ 785 ; Maddux, <7 660. Representatives : Allen, ;■ 768 : Glover, <7 078. Si’Ai.DiNi; County,—Congress : Lochrane, <7 792 ; Gove, r 070. Senator: Nunnally, <7 817; Minor, ;• 035. Representatives: Ellis, <7 790 ; Johnson, <■ 002. Stewart County— /’«// Returns—Con gress : Tift, <7 928 : Whiteley, r 743. Senator : Moore, <7 920 ; Crayton, r 745. Representatives: Humber, <7 945 ; Bar mini, <7 910 : Hurley, r 688 : Chatters, ; - 738; Shaw, ;• 15, 1 iio.mas County— Gives 884 majority for Gov. Bullock, and 953 majority for the Con stitution. Troupe County.— Congress : Alexander, <7 1,213 ; Edwards, r 1,097. Senator: Tuggle, <7 1,213; Merrill,; - 1,070. Representatives: Pitman, <7 1,220 ; Frost, <7 1,219; Caldwell, r 1,083; McCormick, r 1,054. Taluot County —. Congress : Edwards, r 1055 ; Alexander, </ 761. Senator: Higbee, r 1050; Birdsong, <7 Representatives : Bcthune, r 1100; Costir), ;■ 1036; Kimbrough, </ 742; Matthews, and 717. W muster County —Congress : Tift, <7 441; Whiteley, r 200. Senator : Moore, <7 136 ; Crayton, r 185. White County. —Congress : Christy, and 274 ; Wimpy, ;• 216. Senator : Landrum, r 250 ; Richardson, <7 219. Washixuton County—Congress: Hil linrd, <7 1266 ; Prince, r 1073. Senator: Adams,<7 1247; Wallace,; - 1071. Representatives: Flournoy, and 1304; Brown. <7 1300 ; Daniel Palmer, r 1058; John Foster, r 1057 ; Alex. MeCtillers. r 1061. Warren County. —Congress: Prince, r 932. Senator: Adkins, r majority 572. Representatives : J. Neal and Gardner, ;■ majority of each 577. “Old Thinus Have Passed Away, and all Thinus Have Become New.”— The late election has convinced us that wo have been wrong all the time in our opposition to negro suffrage. Wo have now become satisfied that the ballot should have been given to the colored race freely and unreservedly long ago . -Griffin (Ga.) Slur, 22. The armies of Europe are said to be larger at present than at any time since the wars of the First Napoleon. France has 1,390,000 men, of whom 550,000 are in the reserves; England Inn 200,000 men; Prussia, 600,000; Italy, about 215,000; Austria, 700,000; Russia, 800,000, with 100,000 more in reu rve ; mid Spain about 80,000. [From tbs New York Tribuoc. THE OBSCENE DEMOCRACY. Tito bill to suppress the issue of obscene books, papers and pictures lias been adopted by .the Legislature of New York. It is most discreditable to human nature that any man cau be found to oppose an enact ment of this character ; yet such a man was found in the person of Patrick Ready, the Representative of the Democratic party from the Third District of Kings County. After the bill had passed the Assembly, Mr. Ready tried to got a reconsideration of the vote, and to do so lie argued that a law against obscene publications was an attack upon the Democratic press. The motion to reconsider failed, hut not until Mr. Ready had fully maintained his position. And lie was right. The suppression of obscene, immoral and disgusting literature would strike out of existence half the Democratic journals in the country. [ What would be come of the specimens exhibited in this State during the last campaign ?| Next to the prohibition of liquor selling, it would be the hardest blow that could he given to the party. The most widely circulated and most admired Democratic paper now printed is the obscene and blasphemous LaCrosse Democrat. [We learn that over a hundred copies of this blackguard licet are sold in this city, and wo did hear that a minister of the holy religion of Jesus Christ has been engaged in soliciting subscribers to the vile thing. We hope, however, for the influence such men ought to exert for the good of the people, this last rumor is on true. | That paper, more than any other, awakes the sympathies, and expresses the opinions of the party. It has heaped upon the memory of Abraham Lincoln outrages that would be tolerated iu no other country under heaven ; it pursues Christian associations and temperance societies with the venom of a thousand copperheads rolled into one ; it scoffs at religion, mocks at virtue, defies God, and voids its filthy rheum upon every thing that good men respect or hold sacred. Under the law for the suppression of obscene prints, this paper cannot openly circulate in New York. And we have at home, also, pestilential prints only less infamous because less able; the admirers of Brick Pomeroy are many, his imitators few ; like Satan in hell he stands among them in shape and gesture proudly eminent. The alien Metro politan Record [Besides the Record’s publi cation, John Mullaly, has been blowing his gas over the South, and in this city was highly delighted by the grand performance he made here, and the hob-nobbing he got from his Democratic confreres], comes somewhere near its great leader. The Sundfiy Mercury and the Day Book hobble impotentiy behind, and the Old Guard is quite out of sight. Mr. Ready is also right when his remarks apply to casual publica tions, those yellow covered books and photo graphs of nude women that are hawked around railway stations, hotels, and grog shops, by low browel, siuistcr looking mem bers of the party. This stuff is peculiarly relished and patronized by Democrats. It is a manifestation of their idea of liberty of the press. As the grog shop is the Demo cratic nursery, so these bawdy publications are their fairy stories. Then, too, there is the half dressed style of Democratic litera ture, the startling pictorial sort —Police Gazettes, Sensations, Life in Boston, and papers of the kind that no man having the least regard lor decency would take to his family: these, too, fall under the interdict of obscenity, and iu just so much as their circulation is diminished will the Democratic party suffer. And it is to he desired that the law may reach that notorious public assignation house, the “Personal” column of a name less and shameless daily journal—a soluinn specially set apart for* the use of lewd vil lahiß who insult school g ils io the street, and follow married women io tlicir doora, nay, even into their houses, hy means of this scandalous “Personal” advertising. We ven ture to hope that the law will he a living power, and that its enforcement will be prompt and general. If full grown Demo crats choose to grovel in a nasty style of obscenity and blasphemy, we presume thev can not ho entirely prevented ; hut society has the right—and we hope the power—to say “You shall not debauch our children with such stuff; you are past redemption go your ways ; but'the rising generation are the proteges of the State, and it is the will of the government that they shall be kept as free as possible from contamination, so far as law can secure that end.” The bill has been signed by the Governor, and now let it be promptly and rigorously carried out, even though its enforcement should cost the obscene Democracy the sacrifice ot some of their ablest and best supported organs. We do hope for the good of the people of Georgia, that the Legislature soon to assem ble will pass a Bill precisely similar to the New York Bill, and drive from tlie com munity papers who indulge in this so much deprecated obscenity and disgusting double entendres and insinuations, such as now bring tlie blush of shame to men’s faces, not to mention the incalculable injury done to tlie chaste minds and innocent morals of the youths of the land of both sexes. Poison of the most virulent kind is instilled into the minds of the young who are em boldened to lewdness and “last time" by such teachings. Reform is much needed in these matters, and it behooves the Press and the. Pulpit too, not to sleep or slumber over the subject. Warning voices should be raised by all who value the peace and hap piness of the country—and while fulmina tions are uttered against the Bar-rooms, and other panderora to vice and immoralities the newspaper that indulges in prutrescent literature deserves, if anything, far greater condemnation ; for the newspaper finds its way to the fireside, where the young read ils deleterious matter, and the harm done makes a blot upon their susceptible minds r.ot easily eradicated in after years. The medals and diplomas awarded to American exhibitors at the Paris Exhibition, have arrived at Washington. They include four crosses of the Legion of Honor, three grand prizes, fifteen gold medals, one artist’s medal, seventy four silver medals, ninety five bronze medals, and about two hundred diplomas. The per eentage of awards to exhibitors from four lending countries was : France 58, United States 52, Germany 47, Great Britain 26. It will thus be seen that America was second only to France, and re ceived on the average more than one reward for every two articles exhibited. 1 here has been a good deal of wrangling and bitterness of late between the “high” and “low” members of the Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, ns well as elsewhere. As usual in such "Church” dissensions, the con test has been carried on in a peculiarly acri monious spirit. A flagrant example of this is given in tlie ease ol St. Mark s Church, Philadelphia, in which a hitter quarrel has for some time been going on between the “high” and “low” members of tlie vestry and congregation. The matter was brought to a crisis, the other day, by ati election fur vestrymen, in which the ritualists were ib - •tented. GENERAL ITEMS. Tapper wrote several stilted stanza* on the bones of some assumed martyrs recently ' dug up at Southfield. Subsequent investi gation disclosed the remains to he those ot a P'ff- A. T. Stewart, of New York, pays his lawyer a regular salary of $25,000 a year to take entire charge ot his legal business. The fortunate lawyer thus engaged is the well known Judge Wilton. On Saturday, a foreign gentleman, just arrived at New Y’ork by steamer, was es corted to the United States Marshal’s Office, where his hoot heel was struck off and found to contain SB,OOO worth of diamonds. The Republicans of Chicago are agitating a plan for building an immense wigwam on the lake shore, capable of accommodating 12,000 persons, for the use of the National Republican Convention. Miss Maria Rye is an Englishwoman who makes a business of persuading her fellow countrywomen to leave England for Eng land’s good and their own. She is person ally supervising an extensive emigration to this country, espccial’y to Canada. The Pope is said to have used the follow ing expression: “There are at this moment two men who fill my heart with bitterness— one is a Cardinal, the other wishes to become one.” It is thought the Holy Father alludes to Cardinal d’Andrca and the Arch bishop of Paris. The annual message of Mayor McMichael, of Philadelphia, contains interesting infor mation. The funded debt of the city on January Ist, 1808, was $36,077,529,77, as compared with $35,021,592.52 on January Ist, 1867. The increase has thus been $1,055,937.25 during the year. At a meeting ol Philadelphia cotton and woolen manufacturers, resolutions were passed thanking Congress for repealing the tax on manufacturers, and asking that some arrangements he made for an allowance for tare on cotton in bales, similar to that of Europe, five per cent. The Independent relates the case of a literary lady who becimea vehement advo cate of woman’s rights, from reading “The Spirit of ’70,” a dramatic squib which satir izes. To cure herself, she read a number of the “Revolution,” anl experienced a com plete reaction. An invitation to join a class to learn “the German (the popular dance) having been handed, hy mistake, to Mr. Stanbery, instead of his son, that eminent counsel sent a polite note in reply, regretting that his professsional angagemeuts would prevent his attempting the acquirement of a “new language.” The American Sunday School Union held its annual meeting in New Y’ork last week. The secretary’s report states that within the last ten years 20,000 schools, containing 1,000,000 children, have been established. During the past year 10,000 teachers have been employed in leaching 70,000 pupils, and 8113,000 have been expended The supplementary ordinance for the education of the colored children of Balti more appropriates $3,700.85 for the pay ment of arrearages to teachers of colored schools, which were established under the original ordinance, and $15,000, in addition to the taxes paid for educational purposes by the colored people of the city for the expenses of these schools for the present year. A Russian paper mentions a singular mode of robbery on the railway between Iliazau and Koslowsk. The depredators prepare a stout pole with a line and grapnel, and await the passage of a train of open wagons laden with sacks of wheat. They prefer such places as have mounting gra dients, as the speed is less. When the carriages tire passing, the depredator throws out his line and the hook catches a sack, and hy the jerk brings it to the. ground, whenoo it is easily picked up and carried off Lately the tackle gave way, and was borne on hy the train to the next station, when tlie device was discovered. SPECIAL NOTICES. jpgrConsignee* per SOUTH Car olina RAILROAD, April 30, IS6S—George Rappoid, Fanny Morris, C J! Day <{■ Cos, M llynms A Cos, J D Butt <f - Bro, C A Cheatam, Cha< Maker, II Myers, IV Hill, C Emery, J G I’ailio <f - Mro, 0 F Cheatam, A II Ketcham, Z McCord, C A Rowland, Octjcn A Doseher, Aug Factory, .1 M Clark A Cos, IV C Jessup A Cos, A Bohne, Mrs C C Dunn, D Stelling, Wyman <{- May, J P Weathersbec, Gray A Turley, J Mooro, Conley F ,t Cos. ffagf-NOTICE—TO ALL WHOM IT may concern, white and colored, I shall com mence on tile Ist of May, levying City Tax Ex ecutions on all that are interested. I am sorry to do the same, but am compelled to do so, as duo notice has been given. ISAAC LEVY, ap 25—td Sheriff City of Augusta. USgrTAX PAYERS WILL TAKE No tice that the time allowed for collecting tlie Tax levied by Ordnance of the Convention, will ex pire on the Ist of May, and that executions with fifty per centum additional, and costs, must, and surely will be, issued against all who have not paid said tax by that time. JOHN A. MOIILEIt, np23 —td Tax Collector. Richmond Cos. itkgr marriage and celibacy, AND THE HAPPINESS OF TRUE MAN HOOD—An Essay for Young Men on tiie Crime of Solitude, and the Physiological Errors, Abuses and Diseases which create impediments to MAR RIAGE, with suro means of Relief. Sent in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge. Address Dn. .1. SKILUIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association, 4>a 11ST HD RAN CE Fire, Marine, Inland AND ACCIDENTAL INSURANCE iEtna Insurance Company, Hartford Phenix Insurance Company, New York. Manhattan Insurance Company, New lor 1.. Howard Insurance Company, New Fork. Standard Insurance Compnny, New York Commerce Insurance Company, New York. Lamar Insurance Company, New York. Fireman's Insurance Company, New York. Astor Insurance Company, New York Commercial Insurance Company New York Mercantile Insurance Company, New York. Phoenix Insurance Company, H i it ford. The above are all FIRST CLASS COM PANIES with ample means to meet tlredrlinhili tios. All losses promptly and equitably adjusted. IVM. SHEAR, Augusta, April 70i, ISOS Agent. apT-tim _ MW OPENING 0? “ Summerville Gardes* ON SATURDAY (TO-MORsmi willb, a BARricUE^V^ newly opened piece for ref,, kuto 7"’’N treme end of the A. <* 8. Hill.. I’a.-tie. deeiring t 0 ,tten<| tk, 81 , hereafter to visit the having a Red Flag, wilh lhe ville Harden” <m it. .Real Esiat? B-V w. B GRIFFIN ‘ (4 s First Tuesday , Y-Z of this month, at the between the u, ua l hours 0 f Uk * t fit* one house and lot f , street, and containing two So,™, N House and out houses built of hri,t condition. Dric » Mi dj* Terms—One third cash, baW. • two years, with interest, to be gage. lossession given ].< Titles indisputable. I‘urchlr o f** •» paper.-:. 1 w pay -LOST/' A CHECK ON THE NATIONS; ~ A Augusta, for $4,516.73, V** 186S, No. 7, and payable u, S Turk, for Paul F. Eve, Trustee”?.^. 0 " ** signed by the subscriber a, aZo”"’ «t Estate of Sarah L. Twiggs, sons are notified that ptivmentoTms J**' been stopped. «‘-mi cheekk, _ mjl - 6t J°S. B. CDlOpjj For Sale. W HEAT FANS I HOUSE POWERS, THRASHERS, AND CIRCULAR SAI; myl 3tawlm R. F. I'RvUHiEi. ltink’s Organ Scfi[~ t ' AKEFULLY REVISED, WITH Tin in y terms tj.ft English, and the Pedal part printed rate staff The whole edited by IV. “This is a good edition of a .Undidt.,: perhaps we should say the best of all .*5 the formation of a correct style of Ormi ing and the mastery of the instrumntimß varied resources. Rink’s teacher wuEW. Eriurt, a distinguished pupil of John cehiU Each, and in, this collection of prelude. i» exercises we have an excellent reflection dh thorough method of which the great Sea master is the acknowledged representing aV. )'. Tribune. In six parts. Price of each part, f 1.50. (» plete in one volume, cloth, Jii.Oti. M.iledvi paid. ’ 1 OLIVER DITSOS i CO, Publishers, feta CHAS. JL DITSOS 4 CO, myl—tf Sew York. I TMTKI) STATES OF AMERICA, SOUTH U EKN District of Georgia. Whereas, a libel of information has been 5* iu the District Court of the United States for Southern District of Georgia, onlheuhdiid March, in the year 1868, by Henry S. Fitch.£g, Attorney of the United States for the said Disnc in behalf of the United States of America, spis tlie following property, to wit: old bantlid distilled spirits, marked [P|. for reasons at causes in said libel of information mentioned.aa praying the usual process aud monition of tk Court in that behalf to he made, and tip 7 persons interested in said property may he dud in general and special to answer the premia and all due proceedings being had, that the on property mentioned be condemned, and thepre coeds thereof distributed according to law;ni whereas, tlie said Court lias issued its warrantd arrest commanding me to seize said property :ni whereas I have executed said warrant: noi therefore. I do herebv notify ail person! it It:rested therein that il seu.ii'.t: V.as beet, Ml iu pursuance of said wurraut aud monition and said Court, and that if they have any eta, or know or have anything to saf why tk same should not be condemned and forfeited, u tlie proceeds thereof distributed according totk prayer of said iufoimation, they will be and if pear before the said Court, to he held in and f* said District on tlie second Tuesday inJfay not at 10 o'clock iu the forenoon of that day, if tk same should he a day of jurisdiction, otherwise a tlie next day of jurisdiction thereafter, then at there to interpose a claim for tlie same, and mm their allegations in that behalf. Dated at Savannah, Ga.this - 2dd day of Ayr isos. wm. g. wcKsoy U. S. Marshal, District of Georgia mvl—td Blacksmith and Wheelwright, TWIGGS STREET, ON MILI. PREMISES OF R. F. CRQUHAI’ AUGUSTA, GA. WAGONS ANDDRAYS Aisffl Store Trucks,lron Grating, Iron DooftHiig an it Hooks, Wiuiow Shutters amt Giter and repaired. Platform Scale? repaired in the best®*" • Bridge Bolt? and Braces made to order short notice. Master-builders and other? would do w* give nic a call before ordering w°rk d? e * ' apl2—eicleow2ni* jyO.«h£ __ IN BANKRUPTCY. 1 S. MARSHAL'S OFFKfi, Atlanta, Ga..A P nl29,lß*l 'THUS IS TO GIVE NOTICE; X -Mtli day of February, A. U.!?*'.•* [ in Bankruptcy was issued arainst the»»« WILLIAM S. EYbRErr- of Atlanta, in the comity of FulwM*' of Georgia, who lias been adjudged! bis own petition ; that tire payment ) ami delivery of any property ISanknipt, to bim or tor Ins »so-. w> “ ~ j,* of any property by him. are '» r % d V that a mcet’ng ot the creditors nipt, to prove their debts, ami o* more assignees of bis estate, "' tk Court of Bankruptcy, to be Register's office in the United states ta, Ga., before Lawson Black, •>'»,, ilt 18t"dayolJl»y.A.D., A my] it p. s. Dep. Marshal as IN BANKRUPTCY. V. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE | Atlanta, Xla., * ! 'Tills IS TO GIV El NOT I OK: V" X dStli day of April, A. H . nipt on lii? ONVU petition. • ■ payment of any debts mid dob < I pj »r * city belonging to saul Bankrupt, by (j his’uso, and tbe transfer of any I 'Ltiiie of J* 1 are forbidden by law ; Hud * JJL.veFß*** creditors ot the said Bankrupt. and to choose one or more Uyigure to behc«y will be held at a Court of Haiikn S'i^ jS* at the Register's office, m the I">‘ Ke ,|jMi .* Atlanta. Ga.. before Lawsou the 1 111. day of May. A. D... Charles l mvl —It U. S. »ep. Marshal*^-- in bankruptcy. V S. MARSHAL S OFFWRj lf *l Atlanta, Ga., Apm o ,f fpilis IS TO GIVE ' V "f 1 HUh dav of March, A. D.. in Bankruptcy was issued AARON V. HlLstl. of ,in the county ot Latni itankhfX of Georgia, who lias been adjoi g f ant*j his own petition: that the W'J and delivery ot any property t fetn**^ ltaukrupt, to hiui or for bis use. la*', , any property by him, are torbid, ireiltrsl'C, a meeting of the creditors of s ous ot ?g' prove then debts, and to o** assignee* of his estate, will bo a*,, j., k ,ier*J** Bankruptcy, to beholden at 's® COKinlv,**? iu New nan. Ga., before Obas G - ~ ter. on the Kltli day *d May. - ' ,l "' k ' CHARLES H my I It l. S. J»ep. Marshal 1